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In physics, positives attract negatives and vice versa, but in human relationships the opposite is true. Negative people attract only other negative people, while positive thinkers attract like-minded individuals. You will find that when you begin to achieve success more successes will follow. This is the law of harmonious attraction. When riches begin to come your way, you’ll be amazed how quickly they accumulate. Train your mind to visualize yourself acquiring a specific amount of wealth or achieving a certain goal — whatever you most desire. Then use self-suggestion to persuade your subconscious mind that you can achieve your goal, and put your plan into action. When you use the tools that you have at your disposal to prepare yourself for success and visualize yourself as having already reached your objective, you can achieve any reasonable goal that you set for yourself.

If you’re caught up in the nocturnal money worries cycle, there is hope—for both your sleep and finances. We pinpointed six of the most common financial fears that plague our slumber, and then tapped a psychologist and CFP to help us delve into what’s really behind those worries—and how to conquer them.

The most dangerous phrase in the language is “we’ve always done it this way.” ~Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

She was so right! How many times have you seen people continue to do something in a way that they could improve so much with some little changes? Silicon Valley thrives on changing the ‘status quo.’ They constantly make billions of dollars by improving how we do things and how we look at the way we live. Let’s not fall for the dangerous phrase “we’ve always done it this way.” It’s a trap!

Now, don’t overturn the apple cart all at once – consider the changes that you can make – then test the change. Document the change and the results. If, for instance, you’re in sales, and you only get your leads by cold calling – don’t stop, but go ahead and try sending a postcard to 20 people saying that someone recommended that you meet. Try it. Track it. See if it’s more productive.

What could the results do for you? What are you going to try? Success is only a few minor tweaks away!

Remember, building a business takes time and commitment. One commitment is staying in the game and growing a thick skin to handle the word “NO”. Here is the Truth about Selling and how quickly people give up.

A friend was having issues placing wordpress articles in Facebook where she was not getting to choose which picture to feature in Facebook. This is a short tutorial on how to make this work correctly and giving you a way to choose which picture appears in the posting.

If you fear doing something, and I mean have that deep paralyzing fear that stops you cold – maybe you need to consider the consequences of not overcoming fear. Think of what fear is COSTING YOU. Here’s a great list: 7 Things Fear has stolen from you

I’ve been a big fan of Google Reader for combining my RSS feeds into one spot ever since I started reading blogs and News online. For many years Google Reader has served me well. But now that Google is ‘sunsetting’ their great RSS Reader, what should we use? (more…)